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					“Dick” E. Cecil 
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            [July 15, 2025] 
            
            		
			LINCOLN - 
			Richard “Dick” E. Cecil, 86, of Lincoln, passed away on Friday, July 
			11, 2025, at the Mason City Area Nursing Home in Mason City. | 
						
							| Service:  
							A Celebration of Dick’s Life will be held at a later 
							date. 
							Funeral home: 
							Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln      
							 
							Obituary 
							Richard “Dick” E. Cecil, 86, of 
							Lincoln, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 
							the Mason City Area Nursing Home in Mason City.
 A Celebration of Dick’s Life will be held at a later 
							date. Cremation Rites have been accorded.
 
 Burial will be in the Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
 
 Richard Eugene Cecil was born on June 16, 1939, in 
							Lincoln, the son of George and Helen I. Duginger 
							Cecil.
 
 He is survived by two sisters: Nana Papesch and 
							Bonnie Farmer; one brother: Tom (Susie) Cecil; 
							several nieces and nephews; and cousins: Vicky (Ron) 
							Klokkenga.
 
 He was preceded in death by his companion of fifteen 
							years: Doris Bennis; his parents; two sisters: Julia 
							Loeffelholz and Elaine Carlile, and three nephews: 
							George Loeffelholz, Steve Papesch, and Garin Farmer.
 
 Dick graduated from the Lincoln Community High 
							School in 1957. He then served in the United States 
							Navy. He retired from Eaton/Cutler Hammer after 32 
							years of service.
 
 He was a member of the Lincoln Masonic Lodge #210, 
							Ansar Shrine, Logan County Shrine, Lincoln Elks 
							Lodge #914, Lincoln Eagles Aerie #2708, Lincoln 
							Moose and Lincoln American Legion Post #263.
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							Dick’s hobbies included owning 
							several Corvettes, car racing, and golfing.
 He also drove many local children to the Shriner's 
							Hospital in Chicago and St. Louis for their 
							treatments.
 
 Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for 
							Children or Charitable Trust of Lincoln Elk’s 914.
 
 Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 
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							family of Richard “Dick” E. Cecil
 
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